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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
9
Advertising rates furnished on application. Entered at the Post Office at Ada Indian Territory as second class mail matter May 10 1901.
The Times Journal defends Speaker Cannon while the Shawnee Herald questions insurgent independence. The piece argues leaders must guide votes, noting insurgents rarely oppose statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory and suggesting force of numbers may pressure for two state solutions.
A rumor claims Roosevelt may replace Ben Colbert with a kinsman, provoking debate on nepotism amid carpetbag era politics. The piece notes critics and supporters, mentions George R. Walker and a Yale football past, and reports Stigler gains a new paper, the State Sentinel edited by C D Milam. It cites Pauls Valley Enterprise on statehood petitions denied by Congress and lingering Republican hopes.
The London Morning Post notes the scientific spirit uniting nations through shared knowledge. Columbia University plans a Theodore Roosevelt chair in Berlin to teach American history and institutions, with a reciprocal German chair at Columbia. Monetary gifts and key figures including Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler and James Speyer support the program.
The Pecan State, Texas notes pecans as a valuable food product with trees valued at $100 each. Cultivation is a profitable industry and experts say the crop will pay more than any other crop relative to money invested. Texas orchards exceed 1,000 acres with plans for even larger plantings.
Widow Julia with two marriageable daughters has a noted voice and a powerful ringing tone. She asks to hear her second daughter sing Some Day while a bored Major agrees to hear a performance next month unless he is ordered away unexpectedly.
The Silence club restricts membership to ten, all season ticket holders on a London suburban railway. The sixpence weekly subscription funds reading of the paper on the commute. Revenue goes to the guard each Saturday morning, who reserves a carriage for members.
Dialogue-like excerpt from Yonkers Statesman features a father and son discussing bank lending. The bank will loan money only if it knows the man, prompting the son to reflect that familiarity can both enable and deny credit.
A Yonkers Statesman brief reports Bill accused a doctor of lying yesterday. The exchange prompted a call to another physician for clarification.
The piece explains strict civil service rules in Great Britain with merit based hiring and job security. It notes 45 political officials with high salaries, 25 Conservative appointees among judges, and a vast colonial service, while most clerks remain insulated from party changes. It contrasts British efficiency with American views and highlights political interest in administration.
The German emperor gifted the empress a music box that plays his own compositions on her birthday. Each of his sons owns an automatic Prussian soldier model that performs infantry drill movements and fires blank cartridges from a rifle.
A playful exchange reveals a failed pun about cement used to seal friendship. One speaker accuses the other of self concern, tossing a witty rebuke that underscores friction in the dialogue. The fragment hints at social tensions and humor in everyday conversation.
A brief quip notes a contentious citizen wondering about disliking heaven and a tired reply suggesting refunds at the box office. The Chicago Sun illustrates a wry exchange blending theology and commerce.
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